They were the best cookies I’d ever baked, the ingredients more expensive than a state dinner’s, a mix of my son’s favorite recipes.
這是我烘焙過(guò)地最好的曲奇，比國(guó)宴上使用的食材更加昂貴，綜合了我兒子最喜歡的食譜。

I wrapped each cookie in plastic, sealed the box, affixed the customs declaration form, and presented the parcel to the postal clerk.
我把每一塊曲奇都裝入塑料袋，封了盒子，加蓋了海關(guān)申報(bào)單，拿著包裹來(lái)到寄送柜臺(tái)處。

Destination: Afghanistan. She pointed to an uncompleted section of the form. “If non-deliverable: Abandon; Return; Redirect.” If non-deliverable—an incomprehensible phrase. I stood stone-faced.
目的地：阿富汗。她指了下申報(bào)單上沒(méi)有填完的部分?！叭绻麩o(wú)法送達(dá)：丟棄，寄回，轉(zhuǎn)寄”。無(wú)法送達(dá)，讓人費(fèi)解的短語(yǔ)。我面無(wú)表情。

“My son’s in the military,” she said quietly. “You can check Redirect, then write Chaplain to redistribute at his discretion.” Our mother eyes met. I nodded. Thank you.
“我的兒子在軍隊(duì)”她平靜的說(shuō)道。“你可以在轉(zhuǎn)寄名那一欄填牧師，轉(zhuǎn)寄的地點(diǎn)由牧師決定”。都是做母親的人，我們目光對(duì)視，她心領(lǐng)神會(huì)，我點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭，謝謝你。

（翻譯：林潯鷗）

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